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by popcalc 610 days ago
Don't mind going to prison or being relegated to living the rest of your life in Russia? Then start a darknet market. If you just need 5K then a much lower risk option is committing bank fraud. Buy US bank accounts for $200-300 on russian marketplaces and then buy some venmo/paypal accounts. Buy stolen credit cards for $15 a piece and connect them to the fintech accounts before laundering the funds to the bank account. Then buy crypto, cash out, repeat. You'd have 5K in a week.

You could also open a Stripe account and offer to process payments for a very high-risk merchant, say https://annas-archive.org. That also works. You will very likely end up in an indictment though. Make sure to force 3DS and liability shift on cards to keep the account open for as long as possible. Since these types of merchants don't have any other options, you can charge huge interchange fees (50% even). Considering 20K USD/mo volume you'll make your cut one week in.

You could also perform espionage for a foreign government. Check in at your local Russian/Chinese embassy to see if there's a position for you.

Fast money doesn't exist. People who believe it does are a conman's best marks. This comment is for entertainment purposes only.

Edit:

>P.P.S. i am located in Prague, Czechia.

Just do credit card fraud? It's eastern europe, nothing will happen to you.